Posting their first victory of the season, the Cubs downed the Expos, 5-1, behind the six-hit pitching of Lynn McGlothen. The Cubs tied the game in the sixth inning when Bill Buckner knocked in a run with a double and Dave Kingman followed with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     15, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Cubs         1  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   5  7  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .304      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Sizemore 2b           3   1   0   0     0   0   .294      Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Buckner 1b            3   1   1   2     0   0   .150      Cromartie lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Kingman lf            4   1   1   2     0   1   .316      Valentine rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .129
  Mejias lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Murcer rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .250      Carter c              2   0   0   1     0   0   .250
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Martin cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .348
Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .067      Rogers p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
McGlothen p           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .750
                                                            May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schatzeder p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   7   4     2   5             Totals               31   1   6   1     0   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 13,014
Left on Base: Cubs 2, Expos 4
DP: Cubs 1, Expos 1
Errors: Dawson
Doubles: De Jesus 2 (4), Buckner (2)
Home Runs: Kingman (2)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (1), Carter (2)
GIDP: Martin (1), Dawson (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(1-1)        9     6   1   1   0   2   0  32   3.46
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   2   0  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(0-1)           6     6   5   4   2   4   1  24   3.27
May                     2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Schatzeder              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     7   5   4   2   5   1  34

Wild Pitches: Rogers (3)

Umpires: HP - Emilien Cote, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - John Baird, 3B - Mike Spinelli


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled; Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [De Jesus to third]; Buckner hit a sacrifice
fly to left [De Jesus scored]; Kingman grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded
out (second to first); Cromartie out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer walked; Ontiveros singled to center [Murcer to
third (error by Dawson)]; Martin grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murcer scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Ontiveros out at second]; Foote struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
flied out to right; Carter made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: McGlothen grounded out (third to first); De Jesus
struck out; Sizemore made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish flied out to center; Speier singled; Rogers
singled [Speier to second]; Dawson flied out to left; Scott made
an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman
made an out to catcher; Murcer walked; Murcer was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); Valentine
flied out to center; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros flied out to left; Martin struck out; Foote
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter made an out to third; Parrish flied out to
left; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Expos 0.

CUBS 6TH: McGlothen grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
doubled; Sizemore reached on a fielder's choice [De Jesus out at
third (pitcher to third to second)]; Buckner doubled [Sizemore
scored]; Rogers threw a wild pitch [Buckner to third]; Kingman
homered [Buckner scored]; Murcer singled; Ontiveros forced
Murcer (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: WHITE BATTED FOR ROGERS; White singled; Dawson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [White
out at second]; Scott lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 5, Expos 0.

CUBS 7TH: MAY REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Martin singled; Foote
forced Martin (left to second); On a bunt McGlothen made an out
to pitcher; De Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie singled; Valentine singled [Cromartie to
third]; Perez struck out; Carter hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Cromartie scored]; Parrish lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 1.

CUBS 8TH: On a bunt Sizemore made an out to pitcher; Buckner
lined to left; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Speier made an
out to third; HUTTON BATTED FOR MAY; Hutton grounded out (first
to pitcher); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Expos 1.

CUBS 9TH: SCHATZEDER REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Murcer made an
out to second; Ontiveros lined to right; Martin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Scott made an out to second; Cromartie flied out to
right; Valentine singled; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 1.